RAZBAM AV-8B Harrier II Plus

Compatibility: Flight Simulator X

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short take-off and landing (V/STOL) ground-attack aircraft. An Anglo-American development of the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the Harrier II is the final member of the Harrier family that started with the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 in the early 1960s.

The AV-8B is primarily used for light attack or multi-role missions and is typically operated from small aircraft carriers, large amphibious assault ships and simple forward operating bases. The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Spanish Navy and Italian Navy. A variant of the AV-8B, the British Aerospace Harrier II, was developed for the British military. The TAV-8B is a dedicated two-seat trainer version. The Harrier II and other models of the Harrier family have been called 'Jump Jets'.

AV-8Bs have participated in numerous conflicts, providing close air support for ground troops and performing armed reconnaissance, proving themselves versatile assets. US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf named the USMC Harrier as one of the seven most important weapons of the Gulf War. The aircraft took part in combat during the Iraq War beginning in 2003.

FEATURES

The Harrier II Plus includes an APG-65 pulse-doppler multi-mode radar in an extended nose, making it capable of operating advanced beyond-visual-range missiles such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM. To make additional space for the radar, the angle-rate bombing system was removed. The radars used were taken from early F/A-18 Hornets which had been upgraded with the related APG-73.

The RAZBAM AV-8B Harrier II Plus for FSX includes the following amazing features and innovative functions:

Fully operational Radar with A/A and A/G master modes, capable of locking and tracking a target into interception

Complete representation of the armament panel, with working armament stations, fusing, selection, weapon delivery modes , quantity selection in two different modes select the amount of ordnance to fall per trigger switch, and then again, you can select the amount and make them fall in pairs or single sequences

This RAZBAM AV-8B Harrier II Plus collection for FSX includes the final member of the Harrier family in nine paint schemes and features droppable ordnance in free flights, working air refuelling probe and accurate external load-outs.